{"id":2316224,"date":"2024-07-30T18:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T22:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-project-2025-director-is-out-as-trump-campaign-warns-others-it-will-not-end-well-for-you\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T18:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T22:32:32","slug":"op-project-2025-director-is-out-as-trump-campaign-warns-others-it-will-not-end-well-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-project-2025-director-is-out-as-trump-campaign-warns-others-it-will-not-end-well-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"op Project 2025 Director Is Out as Trump Campaign Warns Others: \u2018It Will Not End Well for You\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-project-2025-director-is-out-as-trump-campaign-warns-others-it-will-not-end-well-for-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent departure\u200d of Paul Dans from Project 2025, a \u200dconservative policy initiative spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation. The project aims to unify conservative\u200c organizations and promote\u200c a vision for devolving power from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-after-censure-vote-state-party-should-focus-on-winning-races\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor After Censure Vote: State Party Should \u2018Focus On Winning Races\u2019\">administrative state<\/a>. Despite Dans\u2019 leadership accomplishments, the Trump campaign\u2062 is\u200d attempting to distance itself from\u200b Project 2025, emphasizing that the initiative does \u2063not represent\u200d their \u200dagenda and warning against those trying to link the campaign with it. The article also references potential competition\u2064 from Kamala Harris in the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-press-doj-about-impartiality-after-biden-staffer-met-with-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Republicans question DOJ&#039;s impartiality after Biden staffer meets with Jack Smith&#039;s team prior to Trump indictment.\">upcoming presidential\u200b election<\/a>, noting that some\u2064 polls still show Trump maintaining a slight lead. the \u200dcontent highlights internal \u200bdynamics within \u2063Trump&#8217;s campaign and the project&#8217;s implications for \u2063his political strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>One of former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s many nicknames is &ldquo;The Don,&rdquo; a not-so-subtle reference to Italian Mafia gang culture.<\/p>\n<p>After the ominous warning that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-wont-commit-vp-debate-yet-blisteringly-hilarious-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump campaign<\/a> proffered in the wake of a massive Project 2025 shakeup, the reference may not be so far-fetched.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple outlets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/30\/politics\/project-2025-paul-dans\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/30\/heritage-foundation-project-2025-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, Project 2025 Director Paul Dans has stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>(Project 2025 is a conservative policy plan overseen by the Heritage Foundation.)<\/p>\n<p>Heritage Foundation President Dr. Kevin Roberts lauded Dans in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under Paul Dans&rsquo; leadership, Project 2025 has completed exactly what it set out to do: bringing together over 110 leading conservative organizations to create a unified conservative vision, motivated to devolve power from the unelected administrative state, and returning it to the people,&rdquo; Roberts said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;This tool was built for any future administration to use.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, not any administration, according to the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s because Team Trump is trying to distance itself from Project 2025 as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists, Democrats and media operatives have been doing their collective best to tie Trump to some of the conservative values held within Project 2025.<\/p>\n<p>CNN, for instance, had to make sure that it mentioned &ldquo;[a]t least 140 people who worked in the Trump administration had a hand&rdquo; in Project 2025.<\/p>\n<p>When reached for comment, Trump representatives offered a biting response to Dans &mdash; a former official in the Trump administration &mdash; and his sudden departure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s campaign has been very clear for over a year that Project 2025 had nothing to do with the campaign, did not speak for the campaign, and should not be associated with the campaign or the president in any way,&rdquo; the campaign noted, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s clear and straight enough, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foreign-country-working-aggressively-undermine-trumps-presidential-campaign-intel-officials-admit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the campaign<\/a> added one more, &ldquo;Godfather&rdquo;-like warning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reports of Project 2025&rsquo;s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plans-to-ditch-biden-already-in-talks-before-debate-after-chuck-schumer-organizes-backup-betrayal-report\/\" title=\"Plans to Ditch Biden Already in Talks Before Debate After Chuck Schumer Organizes Backup Betrayal: Report\">campaign &#038;mdash<\/a>; it will not end well for you,&rdquo; the campaign said.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump is trying to combat the perception that it has anything to do with Project 2025 on one front, on another front, he and his campaign still have to get ready for likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris &mdash; a threat he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t exactly preparing for just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obama-drops-celebrity-packed-election-ad-just-days-backing-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apparent momentum<\/a> of Harris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Clear Politics<\/a> still has Trump ahead of Harris by two points.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Following a significant upheaval within Project 2025, the warning issued by the Trump campaign may lend some credence to this nickname. Reports from various sources, including CNN and Axios, indicate that Paul Dans has resigned as Director of Project 2025 (a conservative policy initiative managed by the Heritage Foundation). Dr. Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, praised Dans in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under Paul Dans&#8217; leadership, Project 2025 has achieved its goal: uniting over 110 prominent conservative organizations to forge a cohesive conservative agenda aimed at transferring power from the unelected administrative state back to the people,&#8221; Roberts stated. He further remarked that &#8220;this tool was designed for any future administration&#8217;s use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, according to Team Trump, not just any administration can utilize it. The campaign is actively trying to distance itself from Project 2025 amid efforts by leftists and media figures who are attempting to link Trump with some of its conservative principles. For example, CNN highlighted that &#8220;at least 140 individuals who served in Trump&#8217;s administration contributed&#8221; to Project 2025. In response to Dans&#8217; unexpected resignation\u2014he was previously part of Trump&#8217;s team\u2014Trump&#8217;s representatives issued a sharp rebuttal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Trump campaign has been very clear for over a year: Project 2025 is unrelated to our campaign and does not represent us or President Trump in any capacity,&#8221; they stated according to Axios. While this message is straightforward enough, they added an ominous warning reminiscent of mafia rhetoric: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Claims about Project 2025\u2019s downfall would be welcomed and should serve as a cautionary note for anyone or any group attempting to misrepresent their connection with President Trump and his campaign\u2014it will not end well for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Trump works on distancing himself from Project 2025 on one front, he must also prepare for what appears likely\u2014a challenge from Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris\u2014a threat he wasn&#8217;t fully anticipating just weeks ago. Despite Harris gaining momentum, Real Clear Politics still shows Trump leading her by two points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2316225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36706,33997,32531],"class_list":["post-2316224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-director-out","tag-project-2025","tag-trump-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}